HDFL Season 2024

[Purrfect Pussies]

HDFNL & WFNL Clubs have been flooding the Wimmera Mallee HQ with underage permit requests to allow top age U11s to play U14s & U14s to play U17s as clubs struggle to put sides together. 95% have been knocked back by the sounds. Laharum had 8-10 rejected yesterday, causing a huge frustration to club officials, coaches and parents with the real threat of clubs not being able to field sides. Many in the same boat.

 

[Shitkicker]

Had heard of several clubs been left frustrated by applications being rejected just 3 days out… What reasons did kids get knocked back for? Maybe they want clubs to fail?

 

[ROOTA#6]

Had heard of several clubs been left frustrated by applications being rejected just 3 days out… What reasons did kids get knocked back for? Maybe they want clubs to fail?

Should be automatic approval surely. It should be as easy as possible for as many people as possible to play our game

 

[Shitkicker]

Should be automatic approval surely. It should be as easy as possible for as many people as possible to play our game

Afl Vic badly out of touch.

 

[ROOTA#6]

Afl Vic badly out of touch.

Sadly it’s not just a footy problem. It’s across all sports…especially at junior levels

 

[Shitkicker]

Sadly it’s not just a footy problem. It’s across all sports…especially at junior levels

And that’s precisely the point why would afl vic make it even harder for clubs.

 

[RudyCt]

Had heard of several clubs been left frustrated by applications being rejected just 3 days out… What reasons did kids get knocked back for? Maybe they want clubs to fail?

I'll stand corrected, but I don't think this is AFL Vic. They may be enforcing the rules as established, but it's a national i.e. Federal Government thing. Certainly quite out of touch with how country footy clubs work - certainly now but even in the "old" days you always had kids going up a grade. 99.9% of the club coaches/administrators would never put a kid at risk if they weren't ready.

 

[carloss]

No game between Taylors Lake & Edenhope Reserves?

 

[RudyCt]

No game between Taylors Lake & Edenhope Reserves?

I heard on the radio that there was a serious injury ... it may have been called off mid-game

 

[Munners]

but it's a national i.e. Federal Government thing

Is there an article on the juniors playing up rule or anything like that? Seems weird that it's being enforced.

 

[RudyCt]

Is there an article on the juniors playing up rule or anything like that? Seems weird that it's being enforced.

I read this one:

https://www.theweeklyadvertiser.com...nds-junior-footy-as-age-requirements-tighten/

Interesting they mentioned what is being done in the KNT league with Lucindale & Padthaway.

 

[manang magoos]

And that’s precisely the point why would afl vic make it even harder for clubs.

Now don’t knock AFLvic we know they care about grassroots footy just ask them